500 riot gun
Production information
Manufacturer	BlasTech Industries[1]
Model	500 "ESPO"
Type	Riot gun[1]
Cost	1,200[1]
Physical and technical specifications
Size	Medium
Weight	2.2 kg[1]
Capacity	50 shots[1]
Usage and history
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era Rebellion era[1] New Republic era New Jedi Order era
Affiliation	Security Police

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The BlasTech 500 "ESPO" riot gun was manufactured specifically for the Corporate Sector Authority's brutal Espo Troops.

The ESPO was a short-barreled rifle with an open-frame stock. Its strength was not in accuracy—indeed, it did not have much of that—but rather in its ability to hit anything within a general field of fire. Critics of the CSA have said that the rifle matched the CSA philosophy perfectly—when in doubt, shoot into a crowd, or so the cynics say.

Espos were known to use this weapon on constant-fire mode the majority of the time, as they could afford to waste power hosing it around without regard for collateral damage or innocent bystanders.

SourcesEdit

• Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
• Arms & Equipment Guide
• The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
•  Blasters and Rifles on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links on Archive.org)
• Rebellion Era Campaign Guide

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